Wonderworks; Young Charlie Chaplin; Part 1

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Series
Wonderworks
Episode
Young Charlie Chaplin
Segment
Part 1
Producing Organization
WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
British Broadcasting Corporation
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-1z41r6p53p
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Description
Episode Description
This is "Young Charlie Chaplin" as described above.
Series Description
'Young Charlie Chaplin' is the story of the great comedian's life. Young Charlie endured many hardships in his life including desertion by his father, being sent to an orphanage and his mother's incarceration in an asylum. After many years of struggling, he finally gets his chance to join a touring company of the U.S. fulfilling his life long dream of being a comedian. The 1989 WonderWorks specials merit Peabody consideration because of its continuing excellence in children's programming. The purpose of these specials are two-fold: to provide quality children's programming and to promote reading the novels from which many of the specials are adapted from.--1989 Peabody Awards entry form.
Broadcast Date
1989
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:58:10.988
Credits
Producing Organization: WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Producing Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation
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Citations
Chicago: “Wonderworks; Young Charlie Chaplin; Part 1,” 1989, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 20, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-1z41r6p53p.
MLA: “Wonderworks; Young Charlie Chaplin; Part 1.” 1989. American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 20, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-1z41r6p53p>.
APA: Wonderworks; Young Charlie Chaplin; Part 1. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-1z41r6p53p